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AEW Capital Management - Mon, 07/15/2024 - 16:16

The Role of Cold Storage in the Supply Chain

 
“Food is national security. Food is economy. It is employment, energy, history. Food is everything”
-José Andrés

Food, one of life’s basic necessities, relies on cold storage for its safe, efficient and effective distribution to U.S. and global populations. The ability to safely deliver food and other temperature-sensitive products from the point of origin to final consumption is a hallmark of a modern and prospering economy; indeed, as José Andrés put forth, food is everything. In aggregate, the various entities and facilities that compose this distribution system are commonly known as the global cold chain, and this chain is widely regarded as a critical component of our economic infrastructure. As we will highlight in this paper, the global cold chain is perhaps one of the most under-invested and under-improved infrastructure sectors in the U.S. and across the globe.

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AEW Capital Management

For over 40 years, AEW Capital Management, L.P. (AEW) has provided real estate investment management services to investors worldwide. One of the world’s largest real estate investment advisors, AEW and its affiliates manage $90.7 billion of property and securities in North America, Europe and Asia (as of June 30, 2023). Grounded in research and experienced in the complexities of the real estate and capital markets, AEW actively manages portfolios in both the public and private property markets and across the risk/return spectrum. AEW and its affiliates have offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Denver, London, Paris, Düsseldorf, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo, as well as additional offices in seven European cities. For more information please visit www.aew.com.
As of June 30, 2023. AEW includes (i) AEW Capital Management, L.P. and its subsidiaries and (ii) affiliated company AEW Europe SA and its subsidiaries. AEW Europe SA and AEW Capital Management, L.P. are commonly owned by Natixis Investment Managers and operate independently from each other. Total AEW AUM of $90.7 billion includes $41.9 billion in assets managed by AEW Europe SA and its affiliates, $5.3 billion in regulatory assets under management of AEW Capital Management, L.P., and $43.5 billion in assets for which AEW Capital Management, L.P. and its affiliates provide (i) investment management services to a fund or other vehicle that is not primarily investing in securities (e.g., real estate), (ii) non-discretionary investment advisory services (e.g., model portfolios) or (iii) fund management services that do not include providing investment advice. Staff, offices, and clients include AEW Capital Management, L.P. and AEW Europe SA and their respective subsidiaries.

Chad Nettleship
Insurance, Investor Relations
chad.nettleship@aew.com
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